Updated Feb 24, 2015

Overview

This hotel is situated within the Burnside Industrial Park and a 2-minute drive from Dartmouth Crossing (big box shopping complex). This property caters to business travellers looking to access nearby offices and could utilize amenities such as a 24-hour business centre, free newspapers, free local calls, free Wi-Fi and meeting space.

This pet-free hotel is also 100% smoke-free. All rooms include free Wi-Fi, a 32" flat screen TV with pay-per-view movies, a coffeemaker, a mini-fridge, an iron and ironing board, a desk, free local calls (under 30 minutes) and air conditioning. Select rooms also include a jetted tub and a microwave.

Free parking is available on site. A free hot buffet breakfast is served from 6 am to 10 am on weekdays and from 7 am to 11 am on weekends. The on-site restaurant, Trendz Cafe & Wine Bar Restaurant, serves lunch and dinner. Room service is available from 7 am to 10 pm.

Mic Mac Mall (shopping centre) is 5 minutes away by car, while downtown Dartmouth is about a 10-minute drive away. The downtown area features Alderney Landing (art gallery, theatre and farmer's market), the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry terminal, nightlife, and restaurants. Downtown Halifax, which includes the Halifax Metro Centre (sports and entertainment venue), the World Trade and Convention Centre (meeting and event space) and the waterfront, is 13 minutes away by car.

Positive reviews for this hotel greatly outnumbered negative reviews among the reviews used for this analysis. Many guests said that they would recommend this property or that they were likely to stay again in the future.

Many guests described their rooms as clean and well maintained, while one reviewer said that his room was "spotless". Many reviewers found their beds to be comfortable. A few guests thought that their rooms were well appointed with modern furnishings and a couple of reviewers found their rooms to be spacious.

The staff were frequently complimented and guests described the front desk agents as friendly and helpful.

Many reviewers found the location convenient for accessing highways, shopping destinations (Dartmouth Crossing and Mic Mac Mall) and exploring the Halifax-Dartmouth area by car.

Many guests praised the food and selection at the free breakfast.

Reviewers mentioned the following amenities as value-added features: free parking, free Wi-Fi, the free coffee in the lobby and the clean pool area.

As mentioned above, positive reviews greatly outnumbered negative reviews for this property among the reviews sourced for this analysis. However, there were some common concerns and several isolated complaints found.

While many guests complimented the front desk agents, as mentioned above, a few reviewers encountered impoliteness from some of the front desk staff.

A couple of reviewers were disturbed in their rooms by noise from slamming doors and guests in the halls.

A couple of reviewers found the pool uncomfortably cold.

Isolated complaints included: carpeting in the stairwells had not been vacuumed, lack of counter space in the guest bathroom for personal items, uncomfortable in-room sofa (for sleeping), and an in-room air conditioning unit was noisy and disruptive, one reviewer found the service at the restaurant inconsistent in terms of friendliness.

Expedia.ca gave this hotel an average score of 4.5 out of 5 with 91% of 74 guests recommending the property.

TripAdvisor.ca ranked this hotel #1 out of 12 properties in Dartmouth, with an average score of 4.5 out of 5 from 107 reviews.

Hotels.com gave this property an average score of 4.4 out of 5 based on 109 guest reviews.

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"This hotel is clean , staff are courteous and it is close to shopping at Dartmouth crossing. Included in the price breakfast I found superior to Hamptons Inns and suites which is where I usually like to stay. The negatives where; breakfast finished at nine, hallways very narrow, and cleaning staff ,although very friendly, were a bit loud. Overall I would recommend and will stay there again myself."

"We chose to stay the night here for our anniversary, it was a great experience. We have nothing bad to say about it. The room was amazing, morning breakfast was great, lots to choose from!! We will definitly be back again. :)"

"My Husband an I wanted to stop on our way to PEI an this was our pick. As we wanted to see Halifax. An also have a romantic day. An I have to say things were great we had no problem. As we checked in a bit early an they were very busy that day. The staff were very friendly an did all they could to make our stay great. I enjoy a swim in the evenings but there were lots of people there an I didnt want to hog to pool so I only swam 30 mins. The pool an hot tub were very nice an clean. the rooms large very comfortable beds an a great breakfast in the morning. all in all we had a very nice stay there. An I can say I will come back again."